Wed. November 19, 2014
Well hello!!! Wie Gehts? How's
everything going back home? Feeling cold yet? Cause its COLD here! I'm going to
freeze in Germany!
Ok, so on Wednesday we did
initiatories. I met this 88 year old woman! All the sisters make fun of me
because I always talk to old people! I think it’s interesting to learn about
their life though and get to know them. We also got to take a nap! What? Yes, a
nap! It was the best!
Thursday I wrote down that we taught
a crappy lesson to one of our investigators... that happens kind of frequently
so it’s not really a surprise. We also learned how to do effective language
study plans. It’s helped a ton! I'll have to send a picture of my planner so
you can see what I do! I also got two packages! Thanks Kera and Savannah! It
also SNOWED!!! Just a little, and nothing stuck, but people not from here
thought it was pretty cool!
Freitag, I got a package from the
Kay's! Thank you so much! I loved it! Also, Friday is Pizza day for dinner! They
serve Papa John's pizza! How they get enough pizza to feed all 2000
missionaries I don't know, but it’s SO good! So while eating pizza this old guy
walks past and just kinda says, "Hey sisters good food huh?" And as
he is walking by I say "Ya! Today there is because they have pizza!" I
don't know if he heard but...all the sisters asked me if I knew who that was
"uh...nope" It was president Nally... the PRESIDENT of the MTC...yep!
I pretty much told the president of the MTC that the food sucks! Awesome.
Saturday. I wrote that we had a good
lesson taught by Brudder Liddle and Brudder Brogden. We practiced teaching and
it was good! We could all really feel the spirit! I also got to play the piano
for a little while, and take like a 20 min nap!
Sunday! Oh, they are my favorite!! I
played the piano in Sacrament meeting! No joke, I played worse than I have EVER
played in my entire life! But that’s ok. Also, we always have to prepare talks
because we don't know who will be speaking! It’s the most stressful thing I do
all week, because it has to be in German! For Relief Society the Primary President
spoke! Also, you HAVE to go watch “O Come, Emmanuel” by the piano guys! You can
just look it up on LDS.org. It’s amazing and I cried like 4 times because I
just keep watching it over and over again! Also, the temple walk was freezing
and there is always newly married or dating people at the temple with all the
missionaries! It’s kind of funny!
Monday....I got a package from Missy
for all the Elders!! THANK YOU! You should have seen their faces when they saw
the Coke! They loved it! So...one of our untersuchers (investigators) accepted
to get baptized! WAS?! Yeah...so we now have to teach him EVERYTHING in the
next couple of weeks! I believe that our teacher is doing this to us so we can
know how to prepare people for baptism! So uh, wish me luck! Or pray for me! That
would probably be more efficient!
Also, later that night I look over
and Sister Israelsen is putting conditioner on her face! We asked her why and
she thought because it moisturized her hair that it might moisturize her face.
Sister Garcia is majoring in Bio-Chem so she looked on the ingredients and its
really bad to put on your face! So...don't put conditioner on your face!
haha!
Tuesday! Oh meine gutte! I believe
we taught our BEST lesson we have ever had! It was to Lukas, (so Brudder Janis)
and we had been really struggling with knowing his needs. So we planned a
lesson on getting to know what he needs. It went awesome! We recited the First
vision to him! Man it was cool and the Spirit was so strong there! We had choir
practice which I LOVE! And the General Relief Society President came and
talked to us for the devotional! It's awesome that we get to hear so many great
speakers! It's like being in general conference twice a week!
Well, in other news, I get my flight
plans tomorrow I believe! I'm SO excited! But nervous also! The Branch President
said that we would have a layover in Seattle and in Amsterdam! So, that’s
pretty cool! Ok, so, everyone here said they are getting Euros in cash. Either
having their parents get some and send it to them in the MTC or doing it at the
airport! Everyone is getting about 300 euros. I don't know what you guys want
to do, but I need about 200 for the bike fund right when I get there! Let me
know!
Also mom, I do need my Bare Minerals
primer and foundation. Maybe some enzyme pills, some Proactive, but just the
face wash. Not a huge one, just a normal one will be fine. Also some cotton
balls and q-tips would be good. Not a ton of them, but like a couple handfuls
of each.
It's amazing how being here I can
feel the Spirit almost constantly! I study for 3 hours straight and still feel
like I could do more! I had no idea the power of the scriptures in converting
until I starting using them in lessons! It’s amazing! We can plan all we want
for lessons, but if we have schriftelles that apply to what we are teaching the
lesson will go 100% better! Strive to have the Spirit in your lives always! I
think you will be amazed at how it will help. I can really see the
difference between the Elders and Sisters here who really work to have the Spirit
with them, and the Elders and Sisters who are not fully into it. It's amazing
what the Spirit can do for your life and even just the way you think. LESEN
DIE(der,das...?ich weiss nicht) SCHRIFTEN!!! We need the scriptures in our
lives! Read them in the morning if you can! Actually, I know you can! Because I
did every day when I was at home, and if you knew me in the mornings that is a
miracle! Don’t say you don't have time, because you do! Get up five minutes
early. Also, I know this is hard for my family at least, but you should try to
read them as a family and talk about the scriptures that you read. I don't know
why, but I felt that it was important to include that. I love you guys SO SO
much! Have a great week!!!
One of my favorite pictures of me and Sister Israelsen!
The map. I can't reach Germany....
We separate by companionships for study time so we can focus. This is how study time for me usually goes! I get sick of sitting so I lay down! This is language study. Side by side PMG reading for about 15 minutes then I do other things. I've never used a dictionary more in my life. (yellow book)
Me with food at night is a regular!
I LOVE this picture! Its Sister Israelsen, Sister Curry, me, Sister Rodgers in the back, and Sister Garcia. We were walking back from class at night. See the black fence thing? Well there is construction all over the place and its all blocked off. About 4 buildings are under construction right now! Weird.
Our elders loved the coke! Thanks Missy!
From our temple walk...
Temple...
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